Margot Morrell has worked in corporate America for twenty-four years. She has been a student of Shackleton's life and work since 1984. Her deep interest in Sir Ernest's leadership qualities and the group dynamics of the Endurance expedition have taken her to the Antarctic twice and on numerous trips to the U.K. to spend days immersed in the archives of the Scott Polar Research Institute and Dulwich College. It also led her, as an independent project, to transcribe two of the diaries from the Endurance expedition -Thomas Orde-Lees' (500+ pages) and Frank Hurley's (250 pages). She is currently at work on a third, Dr. Alexander Macklin's. She has a degree in art history from Newton College of the Sacred Heart and a master's degree in library science from Simmons. She lives in New York City.
Shackleton’s Way catapulted to the top of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week business best-seller lists. Today the book has sold over 300,000 copies and is available in 10 languages. Shackleton’s heroic tale of successfully leading a team through grueling hardships, inspired Ms.Morrell to embark on a research journey that spanned 15 years and 5 continents in search of the secrets of his people-centered leadership style. Countless hours spent seeking out primary source material and transcribing handwritten diaries from his fabled Endurance expedition resulted in a book packed with inspiring and practical lessons for business and for life. As an authority on leading through challenges, Ms. Morrell has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Globe and Mail and has appeared on the NBC Nightly News, CNBC’s Power Lunch, A&E Biography, BBC and on radio programs from coast to coast.
Margot Morrell has worked in management consulting, executive search and financial services and holds a degree in art history from Newton College of the Sacred Heart and a master’s degree from Simmons, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Today Ms. Morrell speaks on Shackleton’s Way - Navigating Challenging Times at business conferences and universities around the world. Her next book will be Reagan’s Journey -Lessons From A Remarkable Career (Threshold, May 2011).
Margot Morrell
Margot Morrell has worked in corporate America for twenty-four years. She has been a student of Shackleton's life and work since 1984. Her deep interest in Sir Ernest's leadership qualities and the group dynamics of the Endurance expedition have taken her to the Antarctic twice and on numerous trips to the U.K. to spend days immersed in the archives of the Scott Polar Research Institute and Dulwich College. It also led her, as an independent project, to transcribe two of the diaries from the Endurance expedition -Thomas Orde-Lees' (500+ pages) and Frank Hurley's (250 pages). She is currently at work on a third, Dr. Alexander Macklin's. She has a degree in art history from Newton College of the Sacred Heart and a master's degree in library science from Simmons. She lives in New York City.
Shackleton’s Way catapulted to the top of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week business best-seller lists. Today
Margot Morrell has worked in management consulting, executive search and financial services and holds a degree in art history from Newton College of the Sacred Heart and a master’s degree from Simmons, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Today Ms. Morrell speaks on Shackleton’s Way - Navigating Challenging Times at business conferences and universities around the world. Her next book will be Reagan’s Journey -Lessons From A Remarkable Career (Threshold, May 2011).